The two European superpowers, long distrustful of each other, have entered into a Defence Treaty.

The United States and NZ will today sign a new partnership document known as the Wellington Declaration.

Every arm of the Defence Force will undergo changes to gain greater efficiency of operation from a constrained state purse, the defence white paper suggests.

NZ war hero Lieutenant Colonel John Milbanke Masters, who saved a Gurkha soldier's life in Borneo and campaigned tirelessly for agent orange victims, has been farewelled.

The Govt's defence white paper stresses that NZ's security is enhanced by improving bilateral relations with "like-minded" states.

Big changes are in store for the New Zealand Defence Force, as the Government looks to 'reprioritise' spending.

A look at the United States war logs for one day from the WikiLeaks release, October 17, 2006, 24 chaotic hours of car bombs, kidnaps and death squads.

New Zealand's inaugural Anzac of the Year died of cancer at his Christchurch home yesterday morning.

When Stephen Wilce submitted his CV for the job as the Defence Force's chief scientist, he failed to declare a job he had been fired from the previous year for incompetence.

Prime Minister John Key and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton may discuss New Zealand's involvement in Afghanistan.

A military court of inquiry into the hiring of disgraced Defence scientist Stephen Wilce has found the appointment process was flawed.

Russia has agreed to return to the war in Afghanistan.